Prologue

Every wolf dreams of hearing the Moon whisper their mate's name.

Seren Ashwood wishes she never had.

At twenty-three, she travels across the Frozen Territories after receiving the ancient Moon Summons. The Northern Alpha-Kael Draven-is her destined mate, the future High Alpha who will unite twelve kingdoms.

Only...

When Seren arrives, Kael doesn't smile.

He doesn't welcome her.

He barely looks at her.

Because the woman already standing beside him-the beautiful healer Lyra-is the one he loves.

The Moon may have chosen Seren.

His heart never did.

Forced to become Luna-to-be while everyone mourns the life Kael should have had with Lyra, Seren endures whispered comparisons, public humiliation, and a mate who fulfills his duties without ever offering affection.

She refuses to beg.

Instead, she becomes stronger.

She learns the forgotten language of ancient wolves.

Wins the respect of warriors.

Discovers that her bloodline carries the lost power of the First Moon.

Years pass.

The woman Kael ignored becomes the wolf every kingdom fears.

Then Lyra betrays the North.

Not for another man...

But for the throne.

By the time Kael realizes the difference between obsession and love...

His mate has already built walls no claws can tear down.

Now the Alpha who once rejected the Moon's gift must fight an impossible war:

Not against enemy packs.

Not against ancient monsters.

But against the woman whose heart he shattered.

Because the Moon may give a mate only once.

Forgiveness...

That has to be earned.

"This is not primarily a werewolf romance.

It is a fantasy epic wrapped inside a romance."

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